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Chapter 1349 Miaokong Temple

"Beware of boiling water~~~"

The Shancheng Rixin Teahouse was as noisy as usual. The waiter shouted to the customers to get out of the way. He held a long-spouted copper teapot in his right hand and tea sets in his left hand, moving flexibly between the tables and customers.

If you observe the tea drinkers in the teahouse carefully, you will find that there are many middle-aged men with fierce looks and banditry. Ordinary tea drinkers try to avoid them as much as possible.

These people sat together in groups of three or five, whispering to each other, and occasionally hiding their hands under the table to bargain in a "hidden secret" way.

At that time, teahouses were not only places for drinking tea, but also for discussing business, hiring teachers, discussing marriages, mediating disputes, trading land, issuing orders to the Cao Gang, and even black market transactions.

Jiang Baochun walked into the Rixin Teahouse, glanced around the place, and walked towards a tea table. Sitting at the table was Wu Chunyang.

"Director, the Japanese spy chief Hattori asked me to purchase ammunition and send it to Kujo Wataru. Someone else is responsible for the delivery."

As soon as he sat down, Jiang Baochun gave a brief report on the situation. He poured a cup of hot tea for himself and Wu Chunyang, and at the same time looked around vigilantly.

Wu Chunyang took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Yes, I understand."

After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Baochun and said, "Don't worry, this is the safe house of the bureau. The guys and the tea drinkers are all our own people. What kind of ammunition does Jiujiao Shi need, and how much?"

"Mauser pistol bullets, Colt pistol bullets and 79 caliber rifle bullets. The more the better." Jiang Baochun replied.

Wu Chunyang nodded slightly. The Guo army was equipped with the three types of bullets needed by the other party, because these were also the ammunition used by Mauser, Thompson and Zhongzheng rifles.

He recalled the weapons inventory of the Military Control Commission and reported a specific number to Jiang Baochun. The price was much higher than the black market price. After all, the Japanese wanted it too urgently. If the normal price was still given, it would arouse the other party's vigilance.

Jiang Baochun certainly would not object, after all, the funds used were those of the Japanese spies. What he was curious about was how the bureau was going to find Kujo Wataru.

Jiujo Shigeru is not an ordinary person and acts extremely cautiously. It is very difficult to catch him through the cargo line.

Wu Chunyang picked up the teacup and put it to his mouth, but he neither drank nor spoke. This meant he was going to serve tea to the guest. Jiang Baochun realized what was going on and quickly stood up to say goodbye.

The waiter bent down and walked Jiang Baochun to the door. When he saw that the window of the shop across the street was half open, the waiter's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he immediately returned to the store and walked to Wu Chunyang's side and whispered in his ear.

"Director, the surveillance point has sent a signal that there are suspicious people nearby, and the brothers have followed them."

Wu Chunyang held the tea bowl in his right hand, staring at the tea leaves swirling in the bowl, and told the other party: "Don't follow too closely, be ready to break away at any time."

After following Zuo Zhong for so many years, Wu Chunyang learned one thing, which is to think from the enemy's perspective.

Kujo Mutsugu is a suspicious person and is skeptical about the intelligence agencies stationed in China, so even if he contacts Hase's men, the other party will definitely make other arrangements, such as sending people to follow the relevant personnel.

The facts were just as he expected. Less than two minutes after Jiang Baochun walked into the Rixin Teahouse, a young man dressed as a student stopped in front of a roadside stall. This person seemed to be selecting goods, but his eyes were always looking in the direction of the teahouse, which was very suspicious.

When Jiang Baochun left, he walked in the opposite direction in student uniform. The Military Intelligence Bureau agent at the surveillance point was not confused by this action and continued to observe whether there were any suspicious people around Jiang Baochun.

The reason is simple. Successive tracking is the most basic method in the intelligence industry. As a tactical instructor at Nakano School, Kujo Wataru would not be stupid enough to send only one person to follow.

Sure enough, as the young spies expanded their surveillance range, three suspicious persons suspected to be Japanese spies surfaced.

The three men were more than 20 meters apart. After seeing Jiang Baochun, they did not choose to follow him. Instead, they found a place to sit down and observed the passers-by with their peripheral vision.

Upon noticing something was wrong, several Military Intelligence Bureau agents who were responsible for surveillance decisively dispersed to prevent their whereabouts from being disclosed.

Obviously, the suspect wanted to judge the reliability of Jiang Baochun and even the Special Committee on China by observing whether there were people following them. As long as they kept an eye on these people, the Military Control Commission would be able to find the whereabouts of Jiu Tiao and others.

Twenty minutes later, the three suspects left their original locations one after another and walked in different directions, thus beginning a battle of tracking and counter-tracking.

At this time, Wu Chunyang was on the balcony of a restaurant facing the river. The river was rushing downstairs. From time to time, small spies came up the stairs to the second floor to report the latest tracking situation to him.

"Reporting to the Director, suspect No. 1 has turned from Ganzibao Road to Kanjing Street. The brothers on Mati Street and Longfu Road are ready to meet him."

"Report, suspect No. 2 suddenly turned at Guanjia Lane and is currently moving towards Wufu Bridge. The nearby Jinyutang and Shuishi Street have been blocked."

"Report, suspect number three has entered the theater. Our people did not follow him in, but they are keeping an eye on all entrances and exits."

Messages were sent to Wu Chunyang from the front line. While enjoying the river view, he used the mountain city map on the table to make real-time adjustments to his actions.

For this mission, Wu Chunyang mobilized all the elite troops of the First Division, not only deploying a large number of personnel on the road, but also arranging spies on the ferry, laying a dragnet to wait for the Japanese spies to take the bait. According to his instructions, each small spy only tracked the target for a certain distance, and the rest of the work was left to others to complete, using the advantage of numbers to reduce the risk of exposure.

Although the three suspects didn't know they were being targeted, they still wandered around the city for a long time, during which time more suspicious persons appeared.

The purpose of these suspicious persons is the same as that of the previous three persons, which is to use a multi-level and graded tracking method to eliminate and check risks.

Wu Chunyang ignored the new suspect and ordered his men to keep an eye on suspects number one, two and three. He was even prepared to abandon the other two and only track a single target if necessary.

Because the more targets there are, the more manpower is needed, the greater the probability of problems, and a single target is easier to lock on.

The Military Intelligence Bureau played hide-and-seek with the suspects for several hours, and finally the three suspects came to the suburbs. Since the terrain there was relatively open, the young agent had to stop tracking and secretly surrounded the entire area.

Wu Chunyang received the report and frowned as he looked at the map. There were many residential houses, factories, and shops where the suspect disappeared, so it was very difficult to find the Japanese spy among them.

After a while, the secretly taken photos of the suspect were printed out. Wu Chunyang found Zuo Chong with the photos and action records and asked for instructions on the next action plan.

Zuo Chong called Gu Qi and others together, and they held a small meeting around the known intelligence. The topic was how to determine the hiding place of the Japanese spies, and Wu Jingzhong spoke first.

He believed that the population in the suspicious area was complex, so he could send spies in disguise to investigate. No matter how hard the Japanese spies hid, they could not escape everyone's eyes.

Song Minghao expressed his objection upon hearing this. He said that the complexity of the personnel in the suspicious area was indeed conducive to reconnaissance, but it also made it convenient for Japanese spies to set up observation posts. It would not be wise to send people in rashly.

Gui Youguang also agreed with this view. People like Kujo Suga were not ordinary Japanese spies. Judging from the current situation, disguised investigation would do more harm than good.

Gu Qi pondered for a long time and came up with another idea. There were quite a few Japanese spies, and ordinary residential houses were obviously not suitable as safe houses. He could investigate further based on this point.

Zuo Zhong listened to the discussions of the crowd and spread the photos of the suspects on the table. The suspects in the photos were dressed differently and had ordinary looks, and seemed to have no intelligence value.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Gu Qi and others who were discussing the matter looked back and saw Zuo Zhong raising his hand and knocking on the table, so they quickly shut their mouths and waited for the deputy director's instructions.

"Come and take a look." Zuo Zhong said, pointing at the photo.

Several people stretched their heads to look at the table, their expressions full of confusion. They had all looked at the photos and didn't find any clues. What was the point of looking at them again now?

Suddenly, Gui Youguang exclaimed in surprise and placed his finger on the top of a suspect's head: "Commander in Chief, it seems that these Japanese spies are all wearing hats."

Gucci looked down and found that it was indeed the case. The Japanese spy in the photo had disguised himself several times and also changed his hats. This was very strange.

The purpose of changing disguise is to change the identifying features. "Wearing a hat" is one of the identifying features, and Japanese spies should avoid repeating this behavior, but the opposite is true.

Wu Chunyang said to himself, "Could it be that the Japanese spies have certain characteristics in their hair, such as flat tops or bald heads, and they are worried that we may use this clue to find someone."

"Why doesn't the other party use a wig?" Song Minghao asked a question.

Gucci, who was standing by, shook his head and gave an explanation: "In the past few days, the inspections in the city have been very strict, and the inspectors will pay special attention to fake beards, wigs and other disguises. Wearing a wig is easy to be exposed."

This sentence reminded Wu Chunyang. He lay down beside the map and drew a few circles on it with a red pencil. Then he raised his head and looked at everyone with a firm tone: "The safe houses of the Japanese spies are in these places."

Gu Qi and others looked at the map and found that the circles were marked with temples. There were five of them, distributed in different locations in the suspicious area.

"Yes, only crowded places such as temples, factories, and hotels can accommodate so many Japanese spies." Wu Jingzhong's hindsight came a little late, but he continued his analysis.

"Once martial law is imposed in the city, hotels will be the focus of inspections. Japanese spies will not fall into the trap, and other places cannot have too many unfamiliar faces at once. If I were a Japanese spy, I would also choose a temple as a safe house."

"Another benefit of doing this is that the operatives can disguise themselves as wandering monks and go in and out of temples without arousing suspicion."

Zuo Zhong clapped his hands to end the discussion. Now that he knew the target's location, if he still couldn't catch the person, he would have to doubt Wu Chunyang's ability.

Wu Chunyang did not disappoint Zuo Chong. When the sun was about to set, an intelligence analyst analyzed the data and locked onto the location of the Japanese spy's safe house - Miaokong Temple.

Reliable sources indicate that a group of monks from other places stayed at Miaokong Temple not long ago, and since then, Miaokong Temple has often been closed.

In addition, although the origins of the abbot and monks in Miaokong Temple are clear, local investigations have found that the families of these people died many years ago.

It is normal for one person to be like this, but it is abnormal for everyone to be like this. It is obvious that the monks of Miaokong Temple are moles planted by the Japanese in the Republic of China.

Wu Chunyang decided to take action on the day the ammunition was delivered, on the grounds that Jiujo Shibuya would certainly send people to escort and protect the ammunition. By then, the security force in Miaokong Temple would be greatly weakened, and the operation would have a greater chance of success.